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Homestead Barn Hop #141

“Cultivating the Homestead Community”

Welcome back to the Barn Hop after our little holiday break!

We had a lovely Christmas and New Year around our homestead. After making it through all the busyness, we’ve been spending a lot of time just hanging out and relaxing around the woodstove–something I’ve been greatly enjoying. 🙂

I bet you have a lot to share today, considering the long break since the last Hop, so let’s get to it!

Did you share any homesteading related posts on your blog this week? If so, we’d love to have you link up below! Even if you don’t have a blog, we always welcome your comments!

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Just a note to say how much I enjoy this posting every week. The minute I see the feed in my inbox on Monday mornings I call “recess” for a little while (we homeschool) to check out all of the posts. It sums up all the blogs posts I want to read about in one place. Thanks!

Welcome back! Hope you had a wonderful holiday. I am linking up some great money saving deals on real food today. From Coconut milk to Great lakes Gelatin. Hope you will check it out at my lamp is full!

My blog so far this year has focused more on what I’m learning from the Word as opposed to homesteading, but I’d be happy to share our experiences! Perhaps it’s because I’m viewing this in a tablet, but if I post something to share with y’all, how do I make it get added to those cute little thumbnails above? (Teaser: I’ll include wood woes, a close call in the snow, and our chicken solution, plus a pic of the Mack daddy coup my husband is constructing from FREE repurposed materials. Wow; that makes my life sound a lot more interesting that it really is!) sorry to sound so ignorant but once I have detailed directions, I won’t ask again. 🙂

We are in the midst of getting the youngest pullets who are 20 weeks old now friends with our other three pullets who are almost a year. We have a small coop and a larger coop. This is our first winter with chickens and today it is 7 above with a windchill of 0 or -3 here in Middle Tennessee.
I had Jared go down to our dilapidated barn which was here when we bought the land. He spread out some straw for the chickens but it is just too cold. However the little birds we feed are enjoying the coverage. I am letting the older pullets out for a bit all day and redoing their water often as it keeps freezing. ( I do not have solar or electricity on my coop) (something I hope to have in the near future as our house has solar)
I enjoy this blog and learn something new all the time.
Thanks so much..
Old woman in Tennessee
Julie

Jill,
I’ll echo the chorus of “yay!”s every Monday when I click on your website. It’s fun to see what other folks are doing, and it’s fun to plug in a few posts in that fascinating line up . . . thanks, as always, for doing this! Enjoy your woodstove today–the high here in Nebraska was supposed to be 4 today, so I would imagine your place in WY is even colder! Brrrrr!! Stay warm!

I linked to a post for a super easy dinner: Cheesy Chicken, Rice & Bean casserole. If you’re a canner, you might already have all the ingredients canned and ready to use, making this a five-minutes-hands-on dinner, and it’s husband approved in this household. 🙂